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"Someone To Watch Over Me"Dave M. Soloist
The Whitby Brass Band Whitby Brass Band 2003
We are a volunteer community band based in the Town of Whitby,
Ontario, Canada. 2003 marked our 140th Anniversary! Our current membership
is about 36 players. We feature a traditional British Brass format, using instruments
unique to that style of band.
A Brass Band presents a dynamic, bright sound, unique in the music world. If you have
never heard us play, you can use the schedule posted on this page to find our next playing
date and location.
The Whitby Brass Band performs at a variety
of parades, events and other functions throughout the year. If you would
like to book the band for a job, please email
us, call the band room at 905-666-2049 or write to us at the address at the
top of the page. We will be happy to discuss any fees once we have details
of your request.
Slideshow
The Whitby Brass Band Slide Show is updated
regularily with a mix of new and historical pictures of and about the band.
Enjoy!
(last updated Feb 5th 2007)
Solo Concert & Contest 2008
On February 28th we
had our annual Solo Concert and Contest for 2008 at the Courthouse
Theatre in Whitby. The evening was very well attended and we received
many generous donations for our food bank collection. Thanks to everyone
who brought along a food donation!
This years concert was
very well received. The evening was broken down into two halves. The
first half consisted of solos from non-competing members, and the second
half of the evening included our solo competition.
There were many
wonderful solos performed this night, including:
- The Power of Love - Jacky on Eb horn
- Baby it's cold outside - Lindsi & Sue on cornet
- Silver Threads Amongst the Gold - Alan on Eb horn
- Nessun Dorma - Phil on euphonium
- Demelza - Gail on Eb horn
The competition half
of the evening featured:
- A Trumpeter's Lullaby - Andrew on cornet
- I'm Getting Sentimental - Reg on trombone
- Londonderry Aire - Brendan on trombone
- Someone to Watch Over Me - Dave on euphonium
- Der holle Rache from the Magic Flute - Ian on Eb soprano
The overall winner on
the night, as judged by our volunteer audience members, was Dave M. for
Someone to Watch Over Me, with honorable mentions going to Brendan (2nd)
and Ian (3rd).
The Bandmaster award for Musicianship and the Presidents award for
Bandsperson of the year were also presented at the concert.
Congratulations to Brendan Hill, and Bill Foster, this year's
recipients.
All in all, the
evening was a great success and we hope to do it all again next Year!
Conductor Roland Hill (left)
with Dave M. our Solo winner for 2008
Summer Concert Tour Boston and New York
This summer, the Whitby Brass Band travelled to Boston and New
York City on a 5 day concert tour. The trip was a great success
despite a few adventures with broken down buses and hot
temperatures.
The band played 3 concerts, 2
in Boston; at the USS Constitution Docks, and at the Mayflower 2
Dock in Plimouth, and 1 in New York in Central Park. I think the
Central Park concert was the bands favourite venue, as the audience
was quite large and very appreciative of the music that we played
for them. The Naumberg Bandshell also provided excellent acoustics!
Our host for the Mayflower
concert was very helpful and allowed us to visit the Plimouth
Plantation living museum after our concert. It was very interesting
to see early American history presented in this setting.
Thanks to all concert hosts for
allowing the band to play at your facilities!
Our bus broke down on the way to
Boston, so we had to move everything over to another bus on
the highway.
Thanks to a kind bus driver who stopped to check if we were
ok, we were only delayed about 1 hour!
Our playing venue at the USS
Constitution. It was very hot. Luckily, most of us were in
shade by the end of the concert.
The USS constitution from a distance.
The Boston Duck Tour was a great way
to see the city in a short time.
The Mayflower 2 at the Plimouth
Plantation (Liberty Peer).
Our playing venue at the Mayflower
Dock. It was hot again, but this time, no shade! Water,
water....
New York City.
Times Square at night.
The empire state building. Just down
the street from our hotel in NYC.
The Naumburg Bandshell in Central
Park. What great acoustics!
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Get to Know the Whitby Brass
Band!
The Whitby Brass Band has a history
that goes back over 140 years. "Brass Roots" authored by long time
member, Jacky Bramma, is our book that traces the people, events and
history of this wonderful community band.
Our book is sold
at most Whitby Brass Band Concerts. Just ask one of the members and they
will direct you to the sales person.
Click the Book Above to read
a few samples from the book!
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We always have our doors open to new and
visiting players. Please drop in, or call if you are interested in playing with us.
The band is fortunate to have the full
support of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby. We rehearse in our own
practice room in the basement of the newly renovated Centennial Building.
Currently the band rehearses on Thursday nights from 8:00pm
- 10:00pm
